James A. Goold

James Goold is resident in our Washington office.  His practice spans a diversified range of domestic and international litigation, arbitration, and regulatory matters, including US and international product liability litigation and related counseling and regulatory/legislative projects; litigation and related proceedings for European governments on matters involving energy policy, shareholder and investment protection, admiralty and cultural preservation disputes and insurance coverage arbitrations.

Representative Matters

• Representation of consumer products manufacturers in defense of nationwide US product liability and consumer litigation and related exposure prevention and legislative counseling. 
• London arbitrations to enforce coverage for product liability and other claims growing out of US mass tort litigation. 
• Representation of Kingdom of Spain in litigation and other proceedings to enforce sovereign immunity and ownership rights in national property.

• Representation of Kingdom of Spain in litigation concerning claims by former territory to succession-based rights to national property.
  

• London and Bermuda arbitrations of transportation-related company in claims against international insurance carriers.
  

• Representation of governments of the United Kingdom, Italy, and France in proceedings to enforce sovereign immunity and other national rights against claims by private interests.
  

• Representation of shareholders and investors in expropriation and related claims against the Russian Federation.
  

• Representation of principal shareholders of Wall Street firm in claims arising from leveraged buy out.
  

• Representation of Kingdom of Spain in litigation to apply sovereign immunity, act of state, and other defenses against liability to U.S. private interests for government acts.
  

Honors and Rankings

• Commander, Cruz del Orden de Isabela Catolica, Kingdom of Spain 2000

Pro Bono

• Institute of Nautical Archaeology, College Station, Texas and Bodrum, Turkey, Chairman, Board of Directors and General Counsel
• RPM Nautical Foundation, Key West, Florida, Chairman, Executive Committee and General Counsel
• General Counsel, Society for American Archaeology